Lu Shishen said: "Naturally, whoever has food, we will rob whomever we want." ”

Everyone couldn't help laughing, and the atmosphere in the hall was much more relaxed for a while, no longer as dull and depressing as before.

Lu Shishen grabbed the word out of the mouth, although he couldn't say why he came later, but it made many people in the hall shine. It was like a bright light in the dark night, which immediately allowed these ministers who were shrouded in the dark night and did not know the direction to find an exit.

"Good!" Gao Shilian looked surprised, and stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, what General Lu said is indeed very good. Nowadays, the number of food shortages is too great, although colleagues in Shangshu Province have also come up with some ideas, such as organizing displaced people from all over the country to go to the mountains to hunt, go down to the rivers and seas to fish, and even let people dig wild vegetables. But none of them can completely solve the current problem, but it is the grain grabbing that General Lu said, and the lower officials think it is true. ”

"Then according to Gao Shangshu's opinion, who are we going to rob? Or, who has food for us to grab now? Chen Kefu smiled.

Today's Hebei and Shandong Huaibei places, although all parts of the country have long been undefended in front of the Liaodong Army, and it is easy to get them, but these places have long been robbed and robbed by officers and soldiers along the way and the chaotic army, even if they rob again, what can they grab. Chen Kefu wanted to believe that Gao Shilian naturally knew about these situations, and since he proposed it, he must have a good way.

Gao Shilian said happily: "Your Highness, during the Great Cause, the first emperor built six large granaries along the Yellow River near the eastern capital. From east to west, it is Liyang Cang in Liyang County, Ji County, Hebei Province. In Xingyang County, Luoshui to the Xingluocang at the mouth of the Yellow River, that is, Luokoucang. Hanoi County, Hedong, Heyang Cang, Heyang County, opposite Yanshi in the north of Luoyang. Seven miles north of Luoyang City, back to Luocang. There is also a Chang Ping position in Shaanzhou, Henan Province, and a Guangtong position in nearby Tongguan. ”

"These six warehouses are all near the left side of the eastern capital, and they are all set up along the Yellow River. The largest is Xingluo Cang, with 3,000 granaries. 24 million stone of grain were stored. The remaining five granaries have stored tens of millions of stones of grain, and the few have 300 granaries, with at least more than 2 million stones of grain. Combined, these six granaries have already stored more than 50 million stones. If we can take these six granaries, then we can immediately solve the food shortage. Even if we only take one or two, it will greatly alleviate our food shortage. ”

Gao Shilian was happy, but Chen Kefu didn't have much smile on his face.

Rubbing his forehead, Chen Kefu shook his head and said, "What Gao Shangshu said is good. Bajie Chinese Network, but we are far from quenching our thirst. Among these six warehouses, the closest to us is Liyang Cang, but as early as the beginning of the year, it has been broken by the Wagang army, and millions of stones and grain in the warehouse are taken by the Wagang army. At the beginning, it was precisely because of the grain in the warehouse that the Wagang Army was able to expand its soldiers and horses to tens of thousands in an instant. Speaking of which, this strategy of attacking Liyang Cang was told to Daigang when I was in Wagang. But he never thought that now he was robbing his own food. ”

When everyone heard that the millions of grains in the dawn warehouse were gone, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. It's as if a knife has cut the flesh of the heart.

Seeing everyone's regretful looks, Chen Kefu didn't feel anything. Even if the grain in Liyang Cang was still there, it would be impossible for them to take it. Although the Liaodong Army has now reached the north bank of the Yellow River, even if it is from Pingyuan County to Liyang, it is still three counties away.

Even the nearest Liyang warehouse can't be taken, and the Luokou warehouse that is still near the eastern capital can only be seen and grabbed. According to his intelligence, Li Mi is currently besieging Luokoucang. I want to take other Chinese grains to strengthen my soldiers and horses. Right now, Wang Shichong and Li Mi are staring at this granary with more than 20 million stones, and the two sides are going back and forth. Although their Liaodong army was elite, they could not cross the enemy forces of several counties and run to the tiger's mouth of Li Mi and Wang Shichong.

Liyang Cang and Luoyang Cang can't be taken, let alone the four warehouses of Heyang Cang, Huiluocang, Changping, and Guangtong Cang in the west. These tens of millions of stone grains were sent there, purely to quench their thirst. There is no real effect. …,

When the people heard that there was no hope of getting food, they were a little dismayed.

However, Li Benlei pondered with heavy eyebrows, and said for a while, "Your Highness, in my opinion, although Liyang Cang was attacked by Li Mi at the beginning, it was impossible for him to give all the grain to the people. According to my speculation, most of the grain in the Liyang warehouse should still be there. At present, Jijun is still under Li Mi's control. So the grain here should still be in the granary. Now we have taken the two counties of Bohai and Pingyuan along the river in the south of Hebei. The distance from Ji County, which is on the north bank of the Yellow River, is actually only separated by Qinghe and Wuyang counties. Now these two counties are occupied by the peasant army of Hebei, and the soldiers and horses are not strong. ”

As soon as Lu Shishen heard this, he immediately understood what Li Benlei meant. Hurriedly jumped up and shouted, "Your Highness, Li Mi's thief is now leading the Wagang army to the east of the Eastern Capital, and there are not many soldiers and horses in Liyang on the north bank of the Yellow River. And this Qinghe and Wuyang are just a county rebel army, this is a great opportunity. Your Highness, let me go. I haven't gone out to lead troops to fight at home for more than half a year, but I'm idle and reckless. His Royal Highness only needs to give me Lao Lu 10,000 soldiers and horses, no, give 5,000 light horses, and I Lao Lu will guarantee to snatch the dawn. At that time, His Highness only needs to send him to carry the grain. ”

As soon as Lu Shishen's words fell, a group of generals such as Chen Qing, Chen Gui, Mao Yi, Guo Xiaoke, Liu Tiezhu, and Zhang He asked to lead troops to capture Liyang. And in order to get this task, one is louder than the other's chest, and one has fewer soldiers than the other. Lu Shishen wanted 8,000 cavalry, Mao Yi wanted 5,000, Chen Qing wanted 4,000, and Guo Xiaoke was even more exaggerated, bluntly saying that he would take the 3,000 heavy cavalry he was now commanding to grab food. Chen Kefu's face became darker and darker when he heard this, and if he let them continue, it was estimated that they would dare to kill them with one or two hundred light horses.

Stretched out his hand and knocked heavily on the table a few times, and finally let these veterans of the Liaodong Army who had been deliberately staying in the rear by Chen Kefu and holding back for a long time be honest one by one.

"Is war child's play? Look at your current appearance, do you think that the Liaodong Army began to underestimate the enemy and become proud before it was defeated? Do you really think that only the Liaodong Army is the strongest in the world, and among the generals in the world, only you are the most powerful? ”

Chen Kefu taught with a dark face, "Think about the battles we fought along the way, when we were in Liaodong, we fought against Goguryeo, although we never lost a single battle, but which battle was not heavy casualties?" The first battle of Jinshan Canyon and the defense of Liaodong City, which time was not tens of thousands of dead and wounded? Fighting a barbaric country, we were all suffering heavy losses at the beginning. Later, the troops were stationed in Chongqing, and how many soldiers and horses faced a small pass, but they could not move forward for half a year. After entering the customs, although there was a war, it was all a group of rabble. But even if these peasants were beaten, famous generals like Guo Xun and Xue Shixiong were still wiped out twice because they underestimated the enemy. With your mentality, how dare I let you lead the army in the future, and then let you lead the army, I'm afraid that it will be Guo Xun and Xue Shixiong again. You are not afraid of death, and I am reluctant to send the soldiers of the Liaodong Army to death in vain. ”

was scolded so harshly by Chen Kefu, Lu Shishen and the others were all ashamed all of a sudden. In the past, they had always put on the shelf of their veterans of the Liaodong Army, and they were often dissatisfied with Chen Kefu's refusal to let them command the troops. Even when I saw that the original recruits were like eggs, Qin Qiong, Luo Lin and others were leading the troops one by one, and I felt more and more unfair. But at this time, being scolded by Chen Kefu, everyone couldn't help but think of the course of the past few years, and also felt the change in their mentality.

"Please punish Your Highness!" All the generals knelt down in unison to plead guilty.

Chen Kefu waved his hand, "Get up, be prepared for danger in times of peace, guard against arrogance and be full, always keep a normal heart, keep a clear mind, and only then can you be a qualified general." The way you are now, think about it yourself, do you think you are qualified? Forget about what you just did, remember to reflect more when you go back. There are still battles to be fought, and you are still young, and I hope that you can make more contributions to the court in the future, instead of always being complacent about your past achievements. ”…,

"Yes!" The generals bowed their heads and got up.

Chen Kefu stood up and gently walked in the hall with his hands turning.

After a long while, he said, "In this situation, I need you to work together to get through this difficult time. I've been hearing a lot of rumors lately. Some rumors say that the imperial court is now a martial artist, saying that the belligerent will die, and the poor will die. He also said that the first emperor was very happy and reckless, and finally caused turmoil in the imperial court, and the world was divided into seven points. Saying that, Chen Kefu glanced at Mao Xi and the other Wenchen.

Slowly, he said, "I have heard people say that now the imperial court is putting the cart before the horse, and at this time when the world is in danger, it is just when the mighty soldiers are raising up and sweeping the world ugly." said that the imperial court only cared about those literati, and those who said it forgot the root of our Liaodong army. It is said that the imperial court should be a warrior in the future, and it should not be controlled by acid officials. ”

As soon as these words came out, many of the generals over there also felt that their faces were unnatural, and they bowed their heads and were silent.

Chen Kefu let out a long sigh and continued, "I have often heard people say that among the high-ranking officials of the imperial court today, the world is not peaceful, but they have begun to enjoy themselves. In the capital, building mansions, placing beautiful concubines, and living in and out is a hug from the front to the back. A husband does not plow, or he is hungry; A woman does not weave, or suffers from the cold. But if the generation does not only eat without ploughing, but also eats fine grain, not only does not weave but wears, but the clothes must be fine. Use the room utensils, play all kinds of things, and strive for luxury. In the city of Beijing, Zhumen wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road. Have you all forgotten this? Don't you know that there are countless people out there who are freezing and starving? ”

The Liaodong Army is now becoming more and more powerful, and these officials of the Liaodong Army are now all in high positions and are feudal princes. With the expansion of his power, Chen Kefu also found that many of these officials in the Liaodong Army have begun to become extravagant, especially those generals in the army. It's even more extravagant, and this situation is even getting worse and worse.

He wanted to talk about this for a long time, but he couldn't find a suitable opportunity for a while, but now he just took the opportunity to say it at the same time, which can be regarded as knocking on them. (To be continued)